So what happened on iFans during the week of June 25th – July 1st 2012?

Every Sunday, forum member Tkf1 gathers all the articles that were posted during the previous week and puts them in a nice tidy post to let you know what happened when you may not have been here. Feel free to discuss this week’s events in the comments.  The roundup is available after the break.

Apple

• Rumor: New iPhone to Have NFC for Mobile Payments
• iOS 6 Beta 2 Seeded to Developers
• Apple Could Already Be Using Chomp to Improve App Store Search
• Apple Releases Security Update for Mountain Lion Developer Preview
• The One Issue with Apple’s Own Maps in iOS 6
• 250 Million iPhones Shipped in Five Years
• iTunes Store and Apple TV Launches in Several New Countries
• Bob Mansfield, Apple Senior VP of Hardware Engineering, to Retire
• A Trio of New Apple Stores Opening This Weekend

The Gadget World

• Google to Talk Future of Android and Chrome This Week
• RIM Could Sell BlackBerry Business to Facebook or Amazon
• This is What the Smartphone Industry Has Become
• CordLite Illuminates Your iPhone Charger
• Rumor: Kindle Fire 2 by Late July
• Crazy Stuff: Galaxy Tab 10.1 Banned in United States
• Google Unveils Android 4.1 for Galaxy Nexus and More in Mid-July
• Android Devices Outselling iOS Devices
• Google Announces Quad-Core Nexus 7 Tablet
• The End of RIM: BlackBerry 10 Delayed, Huge Profit Losses and 5,000 Jobs Cut
• Verizon Introduces “Share Everything” Plans, But They’ll Cost You a Pretty Penny
• Google Search is More Accurate Than Siri
• Say Goodbye to Adobe Flash on Android
• Nexus 7 Scores Well in Reviews
• The Phone That Changed Everything Turns Five
• Breaking News: Apple Wins Ban on Galaxy Nexus

Reviews

• Application Review: Google Chrome
• Headphone Review: Phiaton PS210BTNC

Jailbreak, Hacks, Unlocks, Mods, Tutorials and Bugs

• Check Out This iOS 6 Theme From Cydia

Releases, Updates, Previews and Sales

• Gmail Now Supported in Notification Center for iOS
• Apple Releases Podcasts App, WeGo Hands-On
• Facebook is About to Become “Blazing Fast” on iPhone
• Google Chrome Coming to iPhone and iPad
• How to Run Android Apps on Mac OS X
• Chrome for iOS Pictures and Hands-On
• Congrats, Google Chrome: You’re Already No. 1 on the App Store

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